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Update on Thonburi Station - August 17, 2004
Nils reports: Yesterday we visited Thonburi Station again to check whether there has been any progress related to the construction of the Siriraj Hospital buildings...
I was rather baffled to find that nothing has happened since they cut down the platform roof supports... and dismantled the rails in November-December 2003... All they have done is to remove the materials, as well as the renovation model in the passenger hall. The rest is still the same, naked concrete platforms that serve no purpose anymore, overgrown track alignments, the green metal barrier (sign: "SRT gave this area of land to Sirirat Hospital")... The songthaew services still terminate at Thonburi Station. Even the railway police station is still there and operating...
The big (Thai-language) sign placed at the station entrance reads: "On this piece of land, a medical institute of the highest standard in Southeast Asia is currently being built by cooperation between the State Railway of Thailand, the Ministry of Transportation and Sirirat Hospital for the well-being of the whole people."

Earlier: Change of plans for Thonburi Station - December 9, 2003

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Above: Small restaurant

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Above: The former platforms

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Above: New end of the line. Notice the two while posts that once held the station sign. Siriraj Hospital is in the background.

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Above: Looking towards the station from the Arun Amarin Road overpass